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Celebrate Chinese New Year, our most important holiday! Saturday, Jan.31st
For the Chinese, celebrating New Year's correctly means chasing away all the ill-fortune and evil spirits, and bring in prosperity, health, and good fortune
all around. Festivities last 2 or more weeks and includes
symbolic foods, lucky colors, and most importantly, ferocious lion
dancers to chase away bad luck. Read more...
Participate in our all day
family celebration Saturday, Jan. 31st, with the following events:
 1:15 pm: Children's Story Telling & Lucky Candy Distribution
From traditional New Year's tales, to cliffhangers to little known tea
stories, have your children experience a custom enjoyed in street fairs all across Asia during Chinese New Year celebrations. Lucky candies distributed at the end.
above photo by Matthew London
 2 pm: Traditional Lion Dance,
featuring Kei Lun Martial Arts
One of the most important Chinese
traditions for the New Year, the lions scare away evil spirits and bad
luck, and bring in good fortune and optimism. Bring your kids as the
lions will astound with acrobatic feats and theater!
 3 pm: Martial Arts Demonstration
Traditionally, martial arts, or kung
fu, is practiced to promote health, longevity, and warding off the
occasional mugger:
Demonstrations include two person sparring set, tai chi sword form, master demonstration, and more!
From kids (cubs) discipline training to youth sparring to adult Kung Fu forms training, Tai Chi for young and old alike, Golden Lion Kung Fu brings all around energy and vigor to start the new year!
Featuring Erhu, Guqin, Pipa, and many centuries old instruments you have never heard of!
 4:30 - 6 pm: Fortune Telling for the Year of the Ox
It is customary for the Chinese to visit one's local temple
during the New Year period to pay homage to the dieties, offer some
incense and other items, and then ask for a fortune told for the year.
Topics may include career, business, romance, health, or family. Come
in for a Taoist reading upstairs at the tea room for fun and fortune!(results NOT guaranteed)    
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